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Hayward, CA
158,440 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0633000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Hayward ranked #154 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Hayward and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Concord CA, Richmond CA, Escondido CA, Costa Mesa CA, Pasadena CA, Rialto CA, Fullerton CA, Oceanside CA, Fairfield CA, Ontario CA, Santa Rosa CA, Vista CA, Chula Vista CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #154 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #272 | #196 | #222 | #174 | #185 | #282 | #222 | #162 | #183 | #229 | #186 | #259 | #113 | #200 | #116 | #138 | #242 | #275 | #154 | #270 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 138,694 | 138,723 | 139,562 | 141,401 | 143,233 | 144,835 | 146,935 | 149,406 | 151,753 | 154,376 | 157,999 | 159,331 | 160,324 | 159,760 | 159,203 | 162,726 | 158,350 | 157,119 | 157,375 | 158,440 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #322 of 340 cities · 14th of 14 in its peer group | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.0 | +0.0 | — | -0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -1.3 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #216 of 271 cities with data · 9th of 12 in its peer group with data | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 8.5 | — | 2.1 | 2.5 | — | 1.1 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #202 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 23.6% | 25.3% | 23.6% | 22.5% | 24.5% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 24.6% | 23.8% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 28.3% | 24.3% | — | 26.3% | 26.4% | 24.7% | 25.4% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #186 of 304 cities with data · 12th of 13 in its peer group with data | 6.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 8.0 | — | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #98 of 295 cities with data · 9th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0 | 29.7 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 68,197 | 68,830 | 70,044 | 70,801 | 66,358 | 65,733 | 65,290 | 66,480 | 68,485 | 65,945 | 70,134 | 70,983 | 71,851 | 72,847 | 71,841 | 67,187 | 65,195 | 68,164 | 70,238 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #50 of 329 cities with data · 2nd of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -3.7 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -7.2 | +1.7 | -2.1 | -0.0 | -1.2 | -2.3 | +0.4 | -2.1 | -2.8 | +2.3 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67,595 | 67,262 | 72,476 | 77,629 | 78,084 | 82,142 | 86,225 | 78,738 | 86,298 | — | 78,612 | 79,937 | 81,420 | 84,046 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #224 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7% | 13.0% | 10.5% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 3.8% | — | 7.3% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #161 of 309 cities with data · 3rd of 9 in its peer group with data · 2023 | 20% | 20% | 28% | 23% | 24% | 6% | 22% | 29% | 21% | — | — | — | 26% | — | 31% | 30% | 34% | 18% | 23% | — | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #36 of 309 cities with data · 2nd of 9 in its peer group with data · 2023 | $1,929 | $2,101 | $2,333 | $2,393 | $2,321 | $2,180 | $2,011 | $1,799 | $1,627 | — | — | — | $1,687 | — | $1,161 | $1,050 | $977 | $833 | $735 | — |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Hayward. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.